106 Comments for Westinghouse Atom Smasher

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"Experiments below", I take it these were "live" experiments, from the 1940's when the US government was attempting to create their own superheroes to counter-act the Axis powers superheroes?

Mad I tell you, Mad.
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Hulk Smash!
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Yes, his head has grown to about 2.5x of its original size!
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Thank you for sharing this History....... SO awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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@Everyhumandies - it all boils down to money. Companies are not in the business to make museums of their old industrial facilities for history. Their goal is profit to stay afloat in whatever business they have invested in.

If the business fails or becomes obsolete, they sell and move on or abandon altogether. And when the company folds or gets bought out and city/county is forced to take the abandoned property over for lack of tax payments, said local government may not be able to do anything with it either so it just sits and rots.

The only buildings that survive are sold successfully to be re-used for something else. But that is becoming more rare as real estate becomes more valuable and properties get demolitioned to make room for new outdoor multi-use real estate property or otherwise remove an eye sore and danger.
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This is the first of your posts I've read in a long time, and it's unbelievable that such an important piece of history was left to see such an unpleasant demise...why does America and the world in general care so little about our industrial past? It's maddening...
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Looks like one of those shots in Star Wars films looking down one of those huge Death Star shafts
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Hmmm, you did use the word radioactive in the prior picture... Has your friend noticed any new abilities or powers?
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They are going to need to close that window if they want to build up any pressure again. :)
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For a place that was abandoned since the 50's, it was in decent condition.
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scramble .....FUN too....
now it looks like a rollercoaster
this place......thanks - is different
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P E R F E C T! Rhythm of my heart
Very cool indeed
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..have no idea...
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You CRAWL IN?
WOW! it is very pretty
That IS brave and cool...go Mr.M. you do exciting moves - this is quite an event....wonder what it felt + smelt like....hmmmmm...electricity?
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Ohhh dear......
so he IS standing on the covered hole?